Agricultural Department. Maua'gcmcnt of Orchards. BY JUDE FllENCII. No man living,! tuinlt,cau eliow n good orchard of grafted Iruit which was kept io graBS tho lust tea jcars of its life, It is i poiut settled boyond conlroTcrfy, that or ohards, to bo healthy and protlnctivo, must bo cultivated uiott of tho timo. There is suoh a thin as over cultivation. Tho mistake oftc'nest mado, I thiuk, of Into years, is forcing young trcos too much thereby giving them loo luxuritAis growth and iupreasirig their liability to injury by frost. Land, rich enougo for a crop ol Indian corn, is in tjood condition for tho healthful crowth of applo trees. Even af- ; - - ttsr trees are grown to a largo eizc,manur ing eo as to maintain a vigorour growth often renders tho trees unfruitful. Tho theory is, that when damo nature along in summer and early Autuni, is ly ing her plan for next year s operations she forms buJ's without at first deciding whether tLoy shall bo for leaves or fruit and that wo, her s...

L.3f Tho War in China. Scenes in Nankin after its Capture by the Imperial TioopEnd of tic lieuccrs of the Gnat Rebellion in the East llow Nankin was pillaged and its hab itations destroyed etc. A despatch, dated JUly 29, J 80-1, of Which tho following it an extract, has been received by Earl Itussol from Mr. Adkins, Acting British Oousul at Chin kiang. China. Ho says : I havo tho houor to inform you that tho' oitV of Nankiu. so long tho contro of disaffection in China, and tho point from which so manv hands of ruthless plunder tirs havo started on thrir raids upon tho poacoful and wealthy cities of Central Chi na, has been captured by tha imperialist arniyi uudor tho command of Tsong-kuo chuen, tho Governor of Chckiang, and brother of tho Vicoroy of tho provinces of Kiank-Nan and Kiang Su. The city wis fctornaed' on tho 10th of this month through a breech caused by a mine sprung under tho wall near tho oast gate. Humors of Us capture readied mo on tho day follow ing tho assault, but...

COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, EDITED BY LEVI U TATE, PROPRIETOR, "Cur OonatHmlon guard It ever ! Oar glorious Unionhold It dear I Oar Htarrr rUg---foraako It never I Tht proud Oaucanlanour only peer! W- ...i..i- BLOOMSBURG: Saturday Morning, Doc. 10,1064. Peace and its'Enemles. When wc consider tbo antecedents aud present composition of tho Administration party, its rcmarkablo blood thirs tineas is something rcniarlc'ablo. Old blue light Federaliila, who in 1812 opposed the war xvith England as unjust and iniquitous, ana'gavo whatever influence they posoned to oonuemn it, aro now fierco trumpeters t. :si ..i ... s i knifa against tboso that formerly it wis considered a prido lo call our countrymen. Old Lino Whigs, who in 1840 denounced, the war with Mexico as a pro. slarcry scheme, and unholy, God defying crusade against a weaker llcpublio and besought Mexicans to "welcomo our army with hloody hands to bospitablo graves," are now clamoring for daughter as though thoy bad been born in tho shamb...

Agricultural Department. The Best Grape Tbo present disposition is to plaoo the Oatuwaba at tbo head of tlio lint as the best for those who aro alio to obtain it in perfection ) vet it ia , and will probably romainj a aour grapo for most Northern cultivators. Tbo habrlla, also, is hold ing its ground against its new competitors bettor than was oxpectod. The fact is of nono of tho new grape aro suoh paragons of cxoollenco that can bo riuito certain of supplanting tho old favorites. Among tlio new sorts tho Concord, for market, and the Delawaro, for the tabic, have tho greater number of universally acknowledged cx celloncea aro, perhaps, tho only onci whoso characters nra fully established. It is pretty certain that, for soiling in Naw York market, no grape pays a larger profit per aorc than tho Concord. The Hartford Prolific has outlived the tempt ot amateurs, ami been the most profitablo grape in tho bands of cultivators who wcro noar to markets such as Boston wnero tuo advantage oi...

rasa COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, EDITED BY LEVI I..'TATB, TKOrniETOH. " Our Oonititntlon ctiard It ever ' Onr glorious Union held it dear ! Our Starry nagforsako it never! Tht proud Cattcasalan our only re"! BLOOMSBURO: Saturday Morning, Dec. 17,1804. min i, iiiiiih mi ii ii 1 1 'n 1 1 w 'ii in i him mi ii 1 1 ii mi iiii i SPECIAL NOTICE. On cuitouieti, vho have paid up their account, have our tlnccre thanks. Those who have neglected to do 10, are requested now, to tciiLtanil rxY (min dlttilg. We.need notinrak of iscrraitd expenses, dr.. as these things are patent to every individual In the land s we lay, that v have earned or mon-i', dearly -and laboriously, and itmuitbe paid. We arc making outandaendlnj bills to ell indebted, including lb e preaent (18th) volume, up to next March, md we expect from thfn a prompt and early response. Our termi are TAYJIENT IN ADVANCE, and every one taking the psper.shcul dpnyayearahead. Friends, shall we be disappointed In your honesty and Justice. And lastl...

COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Saturday Morning,Dcc. 17, 1064 The Negro and the White Man Senator Richardson of Illinois, in & epoeoli at Peoria, draw tb'u lifo pioturo of tho differenco between tlio negro and th white man under Abolition rule : Now, my friends, at all points vc aro feeding ncgroo? n.id supporting thou. j Von ask tbcin who supports thotn and tho answer h, "Tho United States." Aek thorn who pays the dootor when they aro eiok, and thoy reply, Tho United States.' fat tho question lo thorn who ssnds their children to eobool, and supports teachers for tbeir education, and tho an swer is, "Tho United 8tatc." My friend Ross.who is runntng for Congress, in tbo adjoining district, informs mo that hoonco tnquirod with regard to their progress in tho schools and was informed that they did not learn very fast, but they sang ele- j gantly 1 and it might havo been added that they danced well 1 Laughter. And iri many places they win toll you that they nra tfirt trtTtitfna itf nnlrlipr in ...